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To: tejek who wrote (440655)	12/15/2008 2:29:25 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571874

Shoe-Hurling Iraqi Becomes a Folk Hero He can thank GWB for the "right" to free speech and protest in public - under Saddam he would have been shot in the hallway.

To: tejek who wrote (440655)	12/15/2008 2:52:28 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571874

The shoe patriot is getting a lot more press than Bush is!

To: tejek who wrote (440655)	12/15/2008 9:48:22 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571874

In Sadr City, the sprawling Baghdad suburb that has seen some of the most intense fighting between insurgents and American soldiers since the 2003 invasion, thousands of people marched in his defense. In Syria, he was hailed as a hero. In Libya, he was given an award for courage. Okay, so pro-Sadr, anti-American extremists were overjoyed with the shoe incident. Across much of the Arab world on Monday, the shoe-throwing incident generated front page headlines and continuing television news coverage. A thinly veiled glee could be discerned in much of the reporting, especially in the places where anti-American sentiment runs deepest. A thinly veiled glee could also be discerned amongst left-wing lunatics in the United States, as well as in most American news reporters. But the fact is that the vast, vast majority of Iraqi citizens were offended by the action. You'd be hard-pressed to find any news coverage of THAT. But almost all Iraqis would agree that the behavior was totally inappropriate and the act should never have been carried out. Most Iraqis, in fact, recognize that they are far better off today than at any time in memory. And ALL know that if that nitwit had thrown a shoe at a visiting dignitary under Saddam he would have been executed before they could get him out of the room. Iraq is a much different place today as a result of Bush's determination, and pretty much everyone appreciates the new-found freedom. A very small minority are in the camp the shoe-thrower is in.